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Checklist for Subfamily Pyrginae Burmeister, 1878 (Dicot Skippers)
and region Tanga Region (Northeast Tanzania, Tanzania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
184
922
1151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
184
922
1151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
172
888
1102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
134
783
987
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
35
244
394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
35
244
394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
35
244
394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
2
27
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
1
23
36
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers
1
23
36
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers
23
36
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPyrginae
Burmeister, 1878
Dicot Skippers, Flats, Grizzled Skippers, Pyrgine skippers
8
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tanga Region
8 Genera with 12 Species
Abantis Hoppfer, 1889Paradise skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Caprona Wallengren, 1857Angles1SpeciesTaxom
Celaenorrhinus Hübner, 1937Flat3SpeciesTaxom
Eagris Guenée, 1832Flats1SpeciesTaxom
Eretis Mabille, 1937Elfs2SpeciesTaxom
Sarangesa Moore, 1891Elfins1SpeciesTaxom
Spialia Swinhoe, 1764African grizzled skippers2SpeciesTaxom
Tagiades Hübner, 1781Clouded Flats1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tanga Region
12 Species
Abantis venosa Trimen, 1889Veined Paradise Skipper
Caprona pillaana Wallengren, 1857Ragged Skipper
Celaenorrhinus bettoni Butler, 1902Betton´s Flat
Celaenorrhinus galenus Fabricius, 1793Common Orange Sprite
Celaenorrhinus zanqua Evans, 1937
Eagris sabadius Gray, 1832Orange Flat
Eretis lugens Rogenhofer, 1891Savanna Elf
Eretis vaga Evans, 1937Vaga Elf
Sarangesa maculata Mabille, 1891Big-Spot Elfin
Spialia dromus Plötz, 1884Dromus Grizzled Skipper
Spialia spio Linnaeus, 1764Mountain Sandman
Tagiades flesus Fabricius, 1781Clouded Flat

Subnodes of Pyrginae with occurrences in Tanga Region
TribeCarcharodini
Verity, 1940
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCelaenorrhini
Swinhoe, 1912
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCelaenorrhinini
Swinhoe, 1912
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeTagiadini
Mabille, 1878
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Pyrginae at artfakta.se
Pyrginae at dyntaxa.se
Pyrginae at gbif.org
Pyrginae at itis.gov